RNA PM Shift - Garden City Healthcare Center
16 hours ago
Job description
Here's a polished, recruitment-ready Job Description for Garden City:
Restorative Nursing Assistant (RNA) – Full-Time PM Shift
Garden City Healthcare Center
Shift: 11:00 AM – 7:15 PM
Pay Range: $18–$19 per hour
Position Summary
Garden City Healthcare Center is seeking a compassionate and dependable Restorative Nursing Aide (RNA) for our full-time PM shift. The RNA provides routine restorative nursing care designed to improve, maintain, and maximize each resident's functional independence and quality of life.
This role works closely with nursing and therapy teams to promote mobility, dignity, and resident-centered care in a skilled nursing environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Assist residents with exercises to improve or maintain mobility and independence.
Encourage residents to remain active and out of bed unless medically contraindicated.
Assist with transfers, ambulation, and active/passive range of motion exercises.
Support the Therapy Department with restorative programs.
Change resident positions to prevent skin breakdown and maintain skin integrity.
Provide pressure-relieving devices and implement skin-protective measures.
Assist residents with bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, shaving, nail care, and overall personal hygiene.
Ensure residents are clean and free from offensive odors.
Provide clean clothing and linens in good repair.
Assist with elimination needs, including emptying catheter bags and sanitizing bedpans, urinals, and bedside commodes.
Prepare residents for medical tests, therapy sessions, social activities, meals, and appointments.
Complete accurate and timely charting of care provided.
Report significant findings, changes in condition, or concerns to the Charge Nurse, RN Supervisor, Director of Nursing, and/or Therapy Department.
Maintain a calm, positive, and supportive atmosphere for residents.
Serve in a maintenance capacity in the therapist's or consultant's absence as appropriate.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification required.
Restorative Aide training certificate required.
Current CPR certification required.
One (1) year of experience in a long-term care facility preferred.
Skills and Abilities
Ability to read and understand technical procedures and policy manuals.
Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors and team members.
Strong observational skills and ability to report changes in condition.
Ability to apply practical reasoning to solve resident care challenges.
Knowledge of PCC preferred.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Current CNA certification.
Current CPR certification.
Restorative Aide certificate.
Must maintain all required continuing education and licensure.
Must remain in good standing with the Department of Public Health, License and Certification Division.
Physical Demands
The essential functions of this position require:
Frequent standing and walking.
Occasional sitting.
Frequent reaching, pushing, and pulling.
Frequent talking and hearing.
Frequent lifting up to 50 pounds.
Occasional climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
Visual abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception with the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
This position operates in a skilled nursing facility environment. The noise level is typically low to moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Additional Information
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time. This description reflects the general nature and level of work performed and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Garden City Healthcare Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.